Fourth of July festivities in Santa Clarita will run all day
Saturday and into the night. The following is a schedule of events open
to the public:

A Rotary pancake breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. behind the Gilded Rose Thrift Shop at Fifth Street and San Fernando Road in Newhall.

A holiday race will begin at 8 a.m. at Hart Park, 24151 San
Fernando Road, and will follow the same route as the Fourth of July
Parade - north on Walnut Street to Lyons Avenue, west to Orchard Village
Road, east on Dalbey Drive and ending at Newhall Park.

The parade will begin at 9:45 a.m. along the same route.

The Santa Clarita Country Fair will begin at 9:45 a.m. at Newhall
Park during the parade and will continue until 6 p.m. with live
entertainment, silent and live auctions, prizes, carnival games, rides
and refreshments. Proceeds will go to the revitalization of the Newhall
Elementary and Hart High School auditoriums.

An ice-cream social with the Santa Clarita City Council is
scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. at Newhall Park.

Tri-tip barbecue will be served from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Veterans of
Foreign Wars post, 16208 Sierra Highway, Canyon Country. Tickets are $5
for adults, $2 for kids. Highlights include a free dunk tank, kissing
booth and a ``jail.''

Agua Dulce will host a festival starting at 4 p.m. at the community
air park, 33638 Agua Dulce Canyon Road, featuring entertainment, food
booths, a disc jockey, a military aircraft display and fireworks.
Tickets are $7, and children 5 and under are admitted free.

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